Adolph ktjhne



(No Model.)

A KUHNB GAS REGULATOR.

Patented June 7, 1898.

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ADoLPHYKUnNE, oF NEW YORK, N. Y., AsSIeNoR E ONE-HALE 'ro JAMES ,ciMEEKS', 0E SAME PLACE.

GAS-REG U LATO R.

SPECIFICATION Omng part Of Letters Patent N0. 605,168, dated J une 7,1898.

Application iiled July 1897. Serial No. 644,627. (No model.) I

To @ZZ whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that LAnoLPH KUHNE, of New York, N. Y., havev invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Gas-Regulators, of which thefollowingfisfa specification.

This invention appertains to aformV of regulator suitable for attachmentto a meter or elsewhere and designedto effect an economy in gasconsumption-,and `the attainment of a brighter and more uniform lightwhen the gas v is used as an illuminant.

, sponding parts in all figures.

' comparison with l`'a'te'st-meter the opening" The abutting ends P P ofthe gas-outlet pipe are secured together by any appropriate means-forinstance, by a coupling-sleeve D, which bears against a collar upon thepipe P and engages bya screw-thread upon the pipe" For-the purposeof-making the condi-1- P. tions uniform when the meter is tested inthrough theY outlet-pipe may be closed by a perforated plate Q, theopening o in which is of the same area as the cross-section of theoutlet-pipe Von the test-meter. Topreserve some slight degree of backpressure, the opening o is closed by a valve V, opening upward4 -or inthe direction of iow of the gas.

G is a shell tted to the interior of the pipe P. It may be formedintegral with the plate Q or fxedly secured thereto.

Freely movable within the interior of the cylindrical shell G is ahollow ball E, formed of perforated material and designed to freely movelengthwise of the shell G aswell as revolve therein. 'At' theupperextremity of this shell G are cross-wiresW W, which prevent the ballYfrom passinglout of the shell entirely. An interior concentrieshell S,also perforated, extends upward a short distance from Vthe upper surface,of the plate Q, thus preventing any interference by :the ball E withthe operation' of the Valve V, the ball resting upon the upper edge ofthe shell S when'the' formeris atits lowest point. This shell Sis'not'only open at its top, but is plentifully supplied With perforations in.n aswell. v

The operation andy purposes of the device may be readily appreciated.`Gas passing upward from the meter issues through the 'opening o, and ifvof sufficient pressure raises the ball E an'amount dependent upon thepressure of the gas. During the passage of the gas the ball isconstantly turning, as a result securing a uniform and thoroughincorporation and mixture of the gas ingredients. A brighter and moresatisfactory light will be attained, accompaniedby'an economy in theconsumption.

Having described my invention,` what I consider as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a gas-regulator, the combination with a tubular shell, of ahollow, perforated ball freely movable both rotarily and lengthwisetherein, substantially as specified.

' 2. In a gasfregulator, the combination of anpouter shell, an innerconcentric perforated shell, and a ball movable freelyin the formershell, substantially as specified.

3. In a gas-regulator, the combination of an outer shell, an innerconcentric perforated

